So far I have shared the planning & details, the rehearsal & rehearsal dinner, the big day leading up to the ceremony, and the ceremony itself so I still owe you the pictures from the reception and the portraits. Today I’m posting my favorites of the portraits.
Since we had
such a late wedding (ceremony started at 7:30 PM), B and I opted to see each
other beforehand, so we could go ahead and get all of our portraits out of the
way and have time to enjoy all of our friends and family after the
ceremony. I was so against this at
first, but the more I thought about it the more it made sense. The portraits took around two hours, so if we
had waited to do those until after the wedding, it would have been an
incredibly late start to the reception, and we would have also been rushed
taking the pictures. Not to mention we
wouldn’t have been able to get any good shots outside in the natural
light.
Since I was
initially crushed about having to see him before the wedding, our photographer arranged
it so the church would be empty so B and I could have our privacy when seeing
each other for the first time. This
allowed us to have our own special moment.
B had his back turned when I walked in the door, and he turned around
just as I started walking down the aisle toward him. The photographer was the only person in there
with us, a fly on the wall, to capture the moment. A moment I will never forget.
After that,
we took some shots in the church and some shots outside together, and then we
joined with our wedding party as well as our family to get some group
shots. We have a couple hundred pictures,
so I have narrowed them down to my favorites, as hard as that was! I’ll let the pictures do the talking now…
I’ll be back
soon to share the final installment… the reception. And boy, was it a party! Best night of my entire life!
And if you
missed the prior wedding posts, you can see them below.
Photograph credit: JE Hedges
Photography
*Linking up with Home of Malones for Thoughts for Thursday.
Oh Lindsay you were such a beautiful bride!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors. Perfect for Christmas and the Dawgs!
Thank you, Heather! And yes, that's exactly why we chose red and black - Christmas and our DAWGS!
DeleteBeautiful photos! You guys had so much fun and your personalities really come out in the photos.
ReplyDeleteOkay you've really inspired me to blog our wedding sooner rather than later! I loved taking pictures before the ceremony! We had an hour for Dustin and I and then an hour for our wedding party and then an hour for family pictures--we took A LOT! I love seeing your pictures--you look the same!
ReplyDeleteSarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts
I just love your dress! You guys got so many great pictures - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHappy 9th anniversary! I just posted some of our wedding pictures too and it was so fun looking back and reflecting on that day. I love how your wedding anniversary falls around Christmas - must make that time of year extra special for you all!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Julie. And yes, having a December anniversary does make things extra special! Sometimes a little hectic, too, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Have a great weekend!
DeleteBeautiful!!! What precious photos you'll always cherish!
ReplyDeleteY'all are adorable and for the one millionth time, you guys haven't aged a bit. What the heck is in your water friend. LOVE it
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures!! I would have done the pictures first too if my reception was the same time. My sister did a first look with her husband and got some amazing shots that way!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos and your dress is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteYou looked stunning, Lindsay! We did a "first look" as well (and had all our photos done before the ceremony since it took place after sunset). I was SO against it at first, but it was honestly the only time we had alone together all day, so it ended up being a great decision.
ReplyDeleteI love posts like this SO much!! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! You were such a visibly happy, beautiful bride!
ReplyDeleteOh my word you two are precious! These photos are great. I love the boas and the santa hats. So much fun! Your dress is gorgeous and you look stunning. You and your mom are twins!
ReplyDeleteYOUR SHOES! You were such a gorgeous bride!
ReplyDeleteOH my goodness, I love seeing wedding pictures! You looked so happy! Happy belated 9 years, we're going on 12 years in a couple of months! Wow I just had to do the math on that...haha.
ReplyDeleteAwww!! Loving all the pictures. :) Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Danielle!
DeleteThis is so super special! They captured some amazing moments and it is so cute to see everyone so happy and excited!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photots! Also, you two do not age!!
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